Mosquito-canopy.



Patented Apr. 9, |90I.

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(Application file/1 Sept. 5, 1900A (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AWALTER WOODWARD, OF KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR TO THE SOUTHERNCANOPY COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

MOSQUlTO-CANOPY.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 671,912, dated April 9,1901.

Application iiled September 5, 1900. Serial No. 29,084. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER WooDwARD, a citizen of the United vStates ofAmerica, residing at Knoxville, in the county of Knox and State ofTennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMosquito- Canopies, of which the following is a specica- Y tion.

My invention relates to an improvement in mosquito-canopies; and theobject is to provide a light, simple, inexpensive, and d urable meansfor holding a mosquito-netting over a bed or couch, which can be easilyand quickly put together or taken apart for packing away ortransportation and which will be eective in holding the netting inposition over the bed or couch.

With the foregoing object in view the in- Vention consists in a framecomposed of detachable sections,in connection with a iiexible suspendingdevice, such as a cord, adapted to extend across and connect oppositesections and also suspend the frame, whereby the weight and tension uponthis connecting device also have a tendency to hold the frame togetheragainst accidental dismemberment.

The invention further consists in a sectional frame, in connection witha mosquito-netting having pockets formed therein through which to slideopposite sections of the frame endwise, and thereby facilitate theassembling and setting up of the invention for practical use.

My invention still further consists in certain novel features ofconstruction and combination of parts, which will be hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a View of the preferredconstruction. Fig. 2 is a modification in which eyes are formed in lieuof recesses in the end sections of the frame. Fig. 3 is a modificationin which recesses or eyes are formed in all four sides of the frame.modified forms, and Fig. 5 shows an enlarged sectional view illustratinghow the pockets are form'ed in the netting.

A A represent the sides of the frame, and B B the ends. In the preferredconstruction .the sides A A are perfectly straight and are tubular attheir ends, as at l l, to form sock- Fig. 4 shows details ofslightlyets. When thus constructed the sections B B have their extremeends bent or constructed at right angles, as at 2 2, to enter thesockets l l in the assembling of the frame. In the center of the endsections B B recesses 3 are bent or constructed, and these recesses mayextend inward, outward, upward, or downward, although in Fig.l they areshown extending inward; but in lieu of recesses eyes 4 might be formedin these end sections, as indicated in Fig: 2. As in the formerconstruction these eyes might extend outward, upward, or downward, aswell as inward. It is also obvious that recesses might be formed in thesides, as shown in Fig. 3, or eyes might be bent into the sectioninstead of recesses, and these also might extend in any direction, asdesired. It is likewise true that two or more recesses or eyes could beformed in the ends or side sections, or both, as indicated in Fig. 4,and it is evident that the sockets could be located at the ends of theend sections instead of at the ends of the side sections, and in thatevent the ends of the side sections, bent at right angles to entersockets, as all of these slight changes would clearly come within thisportion of the invention.

The leading feature of my present invention consists in the manner inwhich the frame thus constructed is suspended. Heretofore a rigidcross-bar has been employed to extend across from opposite recesses tohold the parts together and serve as means for suspending the frame, andwhen this cross-bar is used a cord or equivalent device is necessary inaddition to suspend the frame from the ceiling; but my inventioncontemplates disposing of this rigid cross-rod and using in lieu thereofa cord C, which is attached to opposite recesses or eyes with sufficientslack to extend upward in the center and serve itself as a means ofsuspending the frame. In this way I provide a simple and inexpensivemeans for suspending the frame which can be easily and quickly attachedor removed and will not only have the function of suspending the frame,but also hold the opposite sections of the frame together againstaccidental displacement when suspended and still admit of the framebeing dismembered Without the removal of the cord therefrom when it isde- IOO sired to pack the frame in small compass for shipping purposesor for storing it away when it is out of season. This makes a mostconvenient and acceptable means of attachment and insures a connectionof the cord with the frame at at least two points, if not four or morepoints, as the case may be.

Another feature of the invention consists in the pocket D, formed in thenetting at opposite points parallel with each other con veniently byfolding the edges of the top piece E of the netting under and stitchingit at the same time the sides of the canopy are stitched to the top. Inthis way the straight sides or ends of the frame, as the case may be,which for convenience will be termed the canopysections, as they reallysupport the canopy, can be slid in and out of the pockets with facility,thus putting the frame and canopy together with the least possibletrouble and inconvenience, and the canopy or netting is held on theframe by the other sections of the frame, which may be termedintermediate sections, which enter the sockets in the ends of thecanopy-sections or, vice versa, in the pockets, where they are held bythe exible connection C, which extends across from one to the other.Thus it will be seen that two opposite or parallel members, whether theybe side or end members, in reality hold and support the canopy ornetting, although loops or equivalent means 5 5 may be employed toattach the canopy or netting to the frame at some intermediate point orpoints, as shown, and at the same time to keep all parts of the devicetogether, so far as possible, when detached or dismantled. Likewise itwill be observed that the intermediate sections when secured to thecanopysections retain the canopy or netting in place and the suspendingrmeans holds all of the sections together when the frame is suspended,although admitting of dismemberment without the removal of the canopy ornetting from the canopy-sections or, in fact, without any of the partsof thc device being wholly disconnected from one another.

It is evident that otherslight modifications might be resorted to in theform and arrangement of the several parts described without departingfrom the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence I do not Wish tolimit myself to the exact construction herein set forth; but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A mosquito-canopy, comprising a frame of detachable members, and acanopy or netting held and supported by two opposite members of theframe and secured thereon by the detachable intermediate members of theframe.

2. A mosquito-canopy, comprising a frame of detachable members, and acanopy or netting held and supported by two opposite members of theframe and secured thereon by the detachable intermediate members of theframe, and suspending means connected to the intermediate members forretaining the members of the frame together and for sup porting thedevice.

3. A mosquito-canopy, comprising a frame of detachable members, asuspending means connected to two opposite members, and a canopy ornetting supported upon two other opposite members and retained thereonby the members to which the suspending means is secured, all partsconnected loosely together so that it is unnecessary to wholly detachthem in order to dismantle and fold the parts into small compass.

4. The combination with a frame composed of canopy and intermediatemembers detachably connected together, the canopy members straight andthe intermediate members having their ends bent at an angle for juncturewith the ends of the canopy members, of a canopy or netting havingparallel pockets formed therein at suitable distances apart to receivethe canopy members endwise, and a suspending device extending acrossfrom one intermediate member to the other to retain members of the trametogether and admit of the re movalof the intermediate members from thecanopy members and the folding of the parts of the device without theremoval of the canopy or netting from the canopy members.

5. The combination with a frame composed of a pair of canopy andintermediate members detachably connected together, of a cord extendingacross from intermediate members, the slack of which admits of themembers being disconnected without complete detachment, and a nettingprovided with hems or pockets which receive the canopy members of theframe endwise, the parts of the frame being separable without removingthe netting or connecting-cord therefrom, whereby all parts of thedevice are permanently connected together although separable to the eX-tent of allowing of folding in to compact space.

6. The combination with a frame composed of detachable members connectedtogether, of a cord extending across from members, the slack of whichadmits of their being disconnected without detachment, and a nettingprovided with hems or pockets which receive the canopy members of theframe endwise, the parts of the frame being separable without removingthe netting or connecting-cord therefrom, whereby all parts of thedevice are permanentlyconnected together-although separable to theextent of allowing of folding into compact space, and loops forconnecting edges of the netting to intermediate members of the frame.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WALTER WOODWARD.

Witnesses:

R. JARNAGIN, C. A. NIcKERsoN.

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